Ross Global Academy

Ross Global Academy Charter School, or RGACS, was a public Charter School located in Lower Manhattan. It opened in September 2006 with 160 students and closed June 2011. The school was developed in collaboration with New York University's Steinhardt School and Ross School in East Hampton, which follows a spiral curriculum designed by William Thompson and Ralph Abraham. The school was initially slated to be housed in the same building as the NEST M school, in the Lower East Side, a controversial decision which was eventually revised.

Most recently the school was housed within the New York City Department of Education building, formerly the Tweed Courthouse, at 52 Chambers Street. The school began it's 2007-2008 school year at full enrollment on September 4, 2007, with students in grades K, 1, 2, 6, and 7. It was a project of the Ross School in East Hampton. RGA was founded by Courtney Sale Ross, who is a philanthropist and the widow of Steve Ross, the former CEO of Time-Warner.

Ross Model

The core elements of the Ross Model include:

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